Can you find that intersection on either map? Can your students find these streets on a historic and current-day map of Springfield? In the book, Dr. He mentions another street in the book in addition to Mulberry Street. Theodor Geisel reportedly lived on Howard St. Emerson Wight Playground Springfield, Massachusetts 1916 June 27Īfter investigating the historical images of Springfield, have students use Google Maps or Google Earth to see what these spots look like today.Suess’ hometown looked like when he was growing up consider using the modified primary source analysis tool suggested by Chicago Public Schools teacher Barbara Evans. Have your students investigate photos of Springfield to see what Dr.
After reading the book, engage your students with some of the following primary source activities. Geisel supposedly received 27 rejections before the book was published by Vanguard Press in 1937 thanks, as the story goes, to a chance run-in with and old friend from Darthmouth College. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was the first of many children’s books that he wrote and illustrated. Seuss-was born in 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
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